Ex-UN official faces extradition to US on bribery and money laundering charges
( October 21, 2025, 16:12 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A former high-ranking United Nations official has been ordered to be extradited from Spain to the US to answer bribery and money laundering charges, by Spain's High Court. The official, who isn't named, is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from a British businessman in exchange for diverting $60 million in loans and grants in exchange. Statement follows (in Spanish)....
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